Power and Empire Chapter 3191: Lu Jiajun (4)

An ancient Sino-Byanian style square yard, with brown walls and vermilion roof. Inside the large wooden hall, the fat man looked at Lu Xiaofeng, the head of the Lu family, who wanted to salute himself, and raised his eyebrows slightly. The Lu family and the Southwest Dragon The home is also known as the two major military towns in the south. One has been guarded in the southwest for decades and serves as the gateway to the Central Pyatian guard and the Obaro region. The other gathers heavy troops and sits in Luzhou, becoming a powerful weapon for the Central Pyatian court to suppress the southern mountains. /

Fatty remembers that Lu Yangyu once said that the first generation of the Lu family was also a great pirate who fought against the southeast coast. They had strong fighting power, otherwise they would not be valued by China and Biyah. Zhaoan was brought in as an elite warfare against the southern mountains. The army, only for decades, with the support of a few generations, with the rich financial resources of Liuchenggang, the opponents they face are only the southern mountain people who have defeated the weak in combat strength, even the original pirates. Sturdy is almost polished. Look at the Southwest Dragon Family. Although they have always been suppressed by the Chinese and Bian courts, there are many talents. After Longyang, they are Longpo. Although they have different personalities, they are for the Central Bahia region. It is said that they are all the top talents, in contrast, the Lu family in front of them seems too ineffective!

But it’s okay. If the Long Family obviously wouldn’t succumb to the aliens, and the Empire wouldn’t dare to take them down, the fat man waved his hand to the Lu Family’s lord." Lu Yangyu has already asked I have reported that regarding this time, the Lu family secretly loaned 500,000 gold to the Imperial Bank and assisted the Lu family in returning to Luzhou. The imperial side can provide support, but can the Lu family answer my confusion?

"Your Majesty just ask, it's the way it is now, what else can't be said in my Lu family"

Lu Xiaofeng stood up with his hands and hurriedly responded cautiously. Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but beat the drums in his heart for the foreign emperor in the name of the military god. At the same time, he was shocked that Lu Yangyu was so regarded in the empire. Because the merchants on the West Road of the Emperor Jing were disrespectful to Lu Yangyu, they were killed by the emperor. More than 20,000 people were beheaded by the emperor. In comparison, his Lu family was loyal to the Zhongbian court, but it was the result of Lu Xiaofeng’s. My heart is sour and vinegar. Lu and Lu’s family has been dominated by the Lu family for decades. The Lu family dare not even disclose the identity of the Lu family’s subordinates. Now, the Lu family has risen so much, and it can be described as the only one in the west of Dijing Road. The hands covered the sky, but the Lu family was beaten to the bottom.

"The Lu family's military suffered a heavy blow during the Lujiang battle. The Central and Biya Court just ordered Luzhou to be returned to the court. Even with the funds, the Lu Patriarch will not be able to return to Luzhou, right?"

"And it's only half a million gold, so surely Patriarch Lu can get back to Luzhou?" The fat man said in a deep voice, his eyes narrowed, his fingers tapping the armrest of the chair rhythmically. What is it for the Lu family? He does not have much information about how much power he has. Even Li Yuehua, who knows the details of the Zhongbian family, can’t tell it. It’s because the Lu family is the most closed in the Zhongbian family

Luzhou is originally a hilly land, backed by the southern mountains, the environment is closed, there are only two exits to the outside, and one exit is an independent kingdom. The Lu family has been in Luzhou for decades. Those who moved to Luzhou were also the subordinates of the Lu family. Over the past few decades, although the Lu family has not experienced the war forged in decades like the Long family, and become a domineering situation, it is also the pinnacle of another kind of introverted rule of the family. The whole Luzhou, They all have a more or less relationship with the Lu family, and the upper and lower sides have been built into a monolithic piece by the Lu family. Even the Zhongbia court has tried to penetrate the tentacles into the core of the Lu family several times.

When he heard the emperor's words, Lu Xiaofeng's face was embarrassed and his eyes flickered.

"Don’t be afraid to tell your Majesty the truth. In the battle of Lujiang, my Lu family was indeed maimed. Sixty thousand troops died and forty thousand died. But my Lu family’s roots are still there. I have worked hard in Luzhou for decades. It is the policy of unity of soldiers and civilians. Although Luzhou has been ravaged by the Aden people this time, there are still more than 300,000 people in Luzhou. Among them, there are 10,000 males and young men. As long as they are recruited, they will be troops."

Lu Xiaofeng’s voice paused and continued, "It’s just that my Lu family’s armaments and supplies have been severely lost. The Lu family’s base camp was stolen, and the family’s wealth accumulated over the past few decades has also been wiped out. On the grounds that the Lu family did not comply with the military order, they forcibly deducted my Lu family’s military expenses for three years. Now the Lu family is truly exhausted. This time I am here to request a loan from Your Majesty because I know that the Central and Bahia Imperial Military Department is short of financial resources. As usual, some military officials will secretly sell some of the replaced old ordnance on the black market. If it can be bought, my Lu family can regain a bit more strength in hand. At that time, we should cooperate with each other and take back Luzhou. It is not a problem."

"Aren't you afraid to find out about arms trafficking?"

The fat man blinked his eyes. The Central and Bianbian Military Department was messy enough. It was as good as it is today, and it was able to reach out to the armament, but it was also the case that the Lu family was hit hard and was driven out of Luzhou. After being forcibly deducted for three years of military expenses, within ten years, the Lu family is hopeless to return to the previous level. The Chinese and Bianya military has no pressure anymore, and it is normal for officials to resell their armaments.

"This kind of thing cannot be found out"

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth. "The new armament must not be moved. The generals of the military are watching with eagerness, especially after the Chinese and Bianbian army has gone through several wars. Affected by the empire’s atmosphere, the heavy equipment has received more and more attention. The latest investment is the 30,000 heavy armor that has been built with a lot of money. The natural replacement is also 30,000 light armor. As an old replacement equipment, once it is in The military treasury, as long as there is no such thing as the prairie people going south, who will remember that even if it flows into the black market, there will be no investigation, and they are all broken up and sold, and the person who bought it will not be the real seller. , It disappears immediately after the transaction is completed. In this case, even if it is really necessary to investigate, there is no clue to investigate. At any rate, the Lu family is also an important member of the Chinese military, and the Lu family is not less involved in such underground weapons transactions."

"How long does it usually take for 30,000 sets to be sold out?"

The fat man touched the bridge of his nose with his finger, his eyes were bright and eye-catching. This information was good, but he didn't expect it. The empire’s weapon trade was usually only aimed at the parts of the northern grassland, while the southern part was the Long’s family. The major customers of the Song nationality take over. Now it sounds like the local tyrants in the southern region are also in great demand

Lu Xiaofeng didn’t know this. He didn’t think that the most powerful emperor on this land was actually an arms dealer, so he didn’t notice the bright eyes of the emperor, and he explained carefully, "Arms Weapons cannot be put away for a long time, because ironware will rust. If it is thrown back into the furnace and forged into fine iron, it will be too wasteful. Therefore, the Central and Bianya Military Ministry will sell it and it is also a way to exchange funds." If it was in previous years, it would take about two months, but this year I am afraid that I will be snatched away. Because the people of Aden are marching north, the local cliques must do their best to protect themselves. At this moment, who has a strong arm? , Naturally there is an extra guarantee. The Central and Bahia Military Ministry is also making this calculation. Even the price has increased by one third of the previous year's price, but I am afraid that the supply is still in short supply."

"Since the supply is in short supply, why doesn't the Lu family buy it directly on Dijing West Road?" The fat man curled his mouth slightly and couldn't help saying that the empire itself is the largest country in which weapons are bought and sold. Whether it is price or quality, the fat man believes in the empire. They are absolutely affordable, but these local tyrants in the south of China and Biya have not purchased imperial armaments in the past few years. This is really weird.

There are too many second-hand armaments. There are too many empires. Let’s not talk about it. In the Battle of the Northern Prairie, the weapons and weapons that the empire seized from the cold people, as well as a large number of assets in the Northern Court, totaled 200,000. Yelu Qiyeguang gave all the cleverness to the empire in exchange for the empire’s support for the strategy of Dongbo. Originally, the fat man was going to dump these second-hand armaments to various ministries in the northern grassland. Who knew that the various ministries in the northern grassland were squeezed by the Northern King’s court too harshly. Coupled with being beaten all the way by the people in the cold, it is already poor jingle, barely swallowed less than half, and the rest is still in the warehouse on Dijing West Road, thinking about it, it is all getting angry, and it will be in winter. Here comes, once the cold winter comes, the climate will get wetter, and ironware that has gone through freezing will be much more brittle in terms of toughness. In the eyes of experienced buyers, this is a good reason to keep prices down!

"Your Majesty said, we can also come to Dijing West Road to buy ordnance? My Lu family had this plan before, but the business alliance on Dijing West Road directly rejected our Lu family’s request! The price of weapons shipped by the Alliance into the South is also too expensive. If we can buy 10,000 sets of armor from the military black market, I am afraid that there will only be 3,000 sets from the commercial alliance, which is three times the price. No matter how good the Imperial Equipment is, "It's not something we can afford." To Fatty's surprise, Lu Xiaofeng's face showed an uncontrollable joy, which made Fatty faintly feel something wrong with the empire!

Reminiscent of the four major forces of the former Imperial Business Alliance on West Road, the Fatty’s expression couldn’t help but sink. Under the banner of the Empire Business Alliance, these guys didn’t know how much interest they put into their pockets, and they were in charge of the South. It is the Xiao Wei family who control the business alliance, with the background of the Chinese and Biya court, easily transporting the imperial weapons to the south and selling them at high prices, which is far more cost-effective than selling directly on Dijing West Road. It is not difficult to understand why the Long Family, after being banned by the empire from direct weapons trading, would rather go to Wujia in Liuchenggang to buy the high-priced weapons of the Aden people than the imperial weapons with a turnover increase. The reason is probably because of the imperial weapons. The price is even higher, making it unbearable for the Long Family. It is conceivable that these local tyrants are far inferior to the Long Family. WWWW.SUIMENG.lā.

"The arms trade on West Dijing Road is now also open to the entire southern family of Central and Biyadh. As an apology for refusing before, I will sell it to the Lu family at half the current price of the weapons on West Dijing Road, and then give it to the Lu family. A thousand fine prairie horses are my personal gift"" The fat man took a deep breath and got up from his seat. He was still very satisfied with this meeting.

"The Lu family is here to thank your Majesty..."

Lu Xiaofeng’s whole body was lying on the ground, his eyes filled with excitement. The Emperor’s is a big deal, half the price, which means that he was only planning to buy ten thousand armaments, and now he can buy twenty thousand. Five hundred high-quality grassland war horses. War horses are a scarce resource for the entire South. Even the Lu family at the beginning did not have a horse team of 1,000 people. Like the dragon family, the forces that compete with the court and the court are excellent war horses. The number did not exceed the scale of five thousand, and the imperial emperor exported only one thousand horses. If the Lu family wanted to recover Luzhou, with such power, the possibility of recovering Luzhou would be doubled!

Returning to Li Yuehua’s Jinghu Lake, Lu Yangyu was already waiting at the door of the office. He saw the emperor walking up the steps and immediately greeted him. The fat man handed his cloak to Lu Yangyu, walked to his desk, and said, "What you reported Quite right, the bones of the Lu family are much softer than those of the Long family, and they are much more tame. As long as the benefits are sufficient, the Lu family will stand on the side of the empire without hesitation. In the empire, you are not humble or arrogant. You immediately let the wind go. From now on, the arms sales on Dijing West Road will be fully open to the Southern family~ IndoMTL.com~ The price is definitely lower than that of the Central and Bianbian military!"

"What does your majesty mean?" Lu Yangyu was stunned. The emperor’s words sounded quite a bit of wanting to suppress the Central and Bahia military headquarters

"The Lu family will soon initiate the retaking of Luzhou. Once Luzhou is retaken, it will not only cut off the road to tax revenue in the south, but also fight the Central Court in front of the entire Central and Biyadh." The fat man picked up the table. The corner of his mouth smiled coldly. "The Zhongbia court will certainly not give up, but to mobilize the army, it must cost military expenses. Now the entire Zhongbia court has stopped the poor Lian Dongjing, and there is still money to come. As a military pay, the only way is to sell the replaced weapons and weapons. If we bring all the southern families to Dijing West Road, no one will buy the weapons of the court. In the center of the court, even the army cannot be mobilized, as long as it is true. In such a situation, people will naturally be overwhelmed "

"Your Majesty means Aden people!"

Lu Yangyu's body shook, and his face was moved. Although the empire believed that the Aden army was marching northward and did not dare to really confront the empire, it is impossible to guess when the Aden army would turn, and now the emperor’s hand is undoubtedly The time of turning the Aden people was extremely precise. It subsidized the Lu family to cut off the taxes in the southern part of Zhongbia again, attracted the southern family to Dijing West Road, and completely bankrupted the finances of the Zhongbia court. The moment when the army changed, it was the turn of the Aden army. time!